In brief: Stalexport loses court battle; G-8 sale: Moody bank assessment

Stalexport has no right to be refunded the tax it has paid and claims was unjustified, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. Instead of receiving the zl.100 million it demanded from the state, Stalexport has been ordered to pay zl.12,000 court costs. (Gazeta Wyborcza April 28-29, p.27)... The Treasury Ministry wants to finalize the sale of G-8, Poland's largest group of energy distributors, before the end of the year. The ministry insists the sale should go ahead, despite changes it introduced to the tender on Thursday. (Reuters)...Moody's Investors Service rating agency has broadened its assessment scale of the financial power of nine Polish banks, to 13 from the previous level of nine. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5, Reuters)